People.com Lifestyle Style 23 Ways to Be Gorgeous & Green with Your Beauty Routine On your next trip to the beauty aisle, look for these eco-friendly innovations By Kaitlyn Frey Kaitlyn Frey Instagram Twitter Assistant Style & Beauty Editor, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines and Jackie Fields Jackie Fields Instagram Jackie Fields is the Deputy Beauty Director at PEOPLE. A Tufts University and Parsons School of Design alum, she joined the brand as an editorial assistant in 2005 and has previously held the titles of reporter, writer-reporter, writer, editor, and senior editor. In 2009, she reported the magazine's first BeautyWatch page. During the last 12 years, she has focused almost entirely on beauty – specifically celebrity and market trends. Jackie most enjoys heading up the brand's annual drugstore Beauty Awards. When she is not reporting, writing, and editing content, she is testing fragrances, lipsticks, and products for 4c hair or catering to her beloved English Bulldog, Bowie. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 21, 2021 04:48 PM Share Tweet Pin Email We independently research, test, review, and recommend the best products—learn more about our process. If you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission. 01 of 23 Vegan Color-Depositing Conditioner This paraben-free formula enhances your color in five minutes. Buy It! Biolage ColorBalm, $27; ulta.com 02 of 23 Better Brush This popular detangling tool is now made with a plant-based plastic. Buy It! WetBrush Go Green Mini Detangler, $10; ulta.com 03 of 23 Silicone-Free Smoothing Crème Fekkai's entire line — including this styler — is now vegan and free of parabens, sulfates, silicones and phthalates. Buy It! Fekkai Brilliant Gloss MultiTasker Perfecting Crème, $20; fekkai.com 04 of 23 Concentrated Shampoo All it takes is an inch-long strip of this paste mixed with a bit of water to get hair squeaky clean. Buy It! Everist Waterless Shampoo Concentrate, $24; helloeverist.com 05 of 23 Plant-Based Hair Dye It's ammonia, bleach and peroxide-free, and leaves hair healthier thanks to nourishing cocoa seed butter. Buy It! Naturally Brite Hair Color Made From Plants, $10; target.com 06 of 23 Aluminum Toothbrush Instead of tossing your toothbrush every few months, hang onto the base and just replace the head. The handle is even shaped like an infinity symbol because it's meant to last forever. Buy It! Colgate Keep Manual Starter Kit Toothbrush, $10; target.com 07 of 23 Ethically Sourced Body Butter The ultra-hydrating shea butter in this find is harvested by the Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative in Ghana, which pays workers fair wages and ensures access to medical care. Buy It! Hanahana Beauty Bamboo Coconut Body Butter, $30; hanahanabeauty.com 08 of 23 Plastic-Free Cleanser Who needs a bottle? Just add water to this dehydrated single serve sheet to bring on the suds. Buy It! Plus Body Wash, $16.50; cleanwith.plus 09 of 23 Retailer's Return Program Packaging (like this Burt's Bees bottle) is refilled and reused again and again through Ulta Beauty's partnership with Loop, a recycling program, resulting in zero waste. Buy It! Burt's Bees Gel Cleanser, $10.99; loopbyulta.com 10 of 23 All-Natural Body Scrub This vegan sugar scrub is made with shea, mango and cocoa butters, plus organic hemp-seed oil. Buy It! NCLA Beauty Body Scrub, $32; nclabeauty.com 11 of 23 Safe Sunscreen This family-friendly zinc oxide sunblock is formulated with mineral UV filters and is reef-safe. Buy It! Mustela Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50, $16.50; mustelausa.com 12 of 23 Refillable Deodorant Three of Dove's beloved aluminum-free varieties now come in a reusable stainless steel case. Buy It! Dove 0% Aluminum Refillable Deodorant, $15; target.com 13 of 23 Organic Cleansing Balm The luxe oil-based cleanser is made using renewable energy to help offset its carbon footprint. Use on dry skin instead of wipes to melt away makeup. Buy It! Comfort Zone Sacred Nature Cleansing Balm, $38; us.comfortzoneskin.com 14 of 23 Reusable Eye Patches These under-eye masks are made with medical grade silicone (which can be worn again and again) to eliminate single use beauty waste. Buy It! Dieux Skin Forever Eye Masks, $25; dieuxskin.com 15 of 23 Refillable Skin Tint The brand offers refills of all 14 shades of its tinted sunscreen to reduce plastic. Buy It! Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint SPF 30, $42; milkmakeup.com 16 of 23 Natural Face Cream When you reach the bottom of this glass jar of moisturizer, pop out the inner container and replace it with a new one. Buy It! Hear Me Raw The Hydrator, $42; hearmeraw.com 17 of 23 Compostable Lip Balm Tubes This vegan tint comes packaged in a plant wax-coated paper tube that can degrade in soil. Buy It! Ethique Lip Balm, $8.50; ethique.com 18 of 23 Biodegradable Serum Capsules Plant-based pods keep the vitamin C inside potent so your last application is as effective as the first. Repurpose the chic cardboard container when you're finished to store Q-tips or makeup brushes. Buy It! Common Heir Vitamin C Serum Capsules, $88; commonheir.com 19 of 23 The ingredients in this formula are harvested in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in a way that leaves the plants intact. Buy It! Alpyn Beauty Wild Huckleberry 8-Acid Polishing Peel Mask, $56; sephora.com 20 of 23 Washable Cotton Pads Apply toner and remove makeup with these organic cotton rounds, which can be machine-washed over 50 times. Buy It! Josh Rosebrook Reusable Cotton Rounds, $25 (for 10); joshrosebrook.com 21 of 23 Solid Shampoo for Coily Hair Most traditional shampoos are loaded with water and housed in plastic bottles. This eliminates a lot of the H2O and comes in recyclable boxes. It also contains shea butter to moisturize curls. Buy It! Superzero for Kinky/Coily Hair, $18; superzero.com 22 of 23 Solid Shampoo for Frizz Not only does it smooth frizzy hair, but it's also easy to hang in your shower. Buy It! Foamie Kiss Me Argan, $10; foamie.us 23 of 23 Solid Shampoo for Breakage One of the brand's bestsellers is now available in solid form. Buy It! Garnier Whole Blends Honey Treasures, $8.50; available amazon.com in July